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Euramec Strengthens Operations in China

An Insider’s Guide to Attracting, Educating and Retaining Top Talent

What can be better than insider experience and expertise? Don't miss you chance at this year’s CBAA 2019, 9- 11 July, Calgary, AB! Ian Ross, Director of HR for Flying Colours will be participating in the panel An Insider’s Guide to Attracting, Educating a...

The third year Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship Fund helps Orange Coast College Aviation Students

Now it's third year, Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship Fund helps students earn private, instrument and commercial pilot license, and pursue careers in aviation. Attention, two newest recipients of the Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship at Orange Coast College (OCC) in Costa Mesa, Calif are announced -&...

Sabena technics gets Boeing 787 base maintenance contract

Air Europa, the Spanish airline, has trusted Sabena technics to perform base maintenance operations on two of their Boeing 787-8. For the past two years, Sabena technics has been providing Air Europa with airframe solutions for their fleet of A330s. Later this year, the French MRO will perform C-checks in “nose to tail” on the two Dreamliners in its Bordeaux facilities. Accompany...

MTU Aero Engines Sustainability Report

We talk a lot about sustainability in aviation, but what is really done? MTU Aero Engines is facing up to its responsibility by acting sustainably. As far as sustainability is concerned, what plans has MTU set out for itself as a company and for its products? What has the company already accomplished on its way to attaining its goals? All these facts and figures are released in the 2018 Susta...

Magnetic MRO paints airBaltic’s Airbus A220-300 into a special Estonian flag livery

Magnetic MRO has painted the Latvian airline airBaltic’s new A220-300 aircraft into a unique one-off livery that features the colours of the Estonian national flag. Due to the growing popularity of airBaltic’s services in Estonia, the Latvian airline decided to paint one of its new Airbus A220-300 aircraft into the Estonian national flag colours at the Magnetic MRO facilities in Tal...

Airbus trains with Diamond Aircraft DA42-VI

The Airbus Flight Academy Europe aims to train up to 200 pilot cadets annually and decided to use Diamond’s state-of-the-art DA42-VI for multi engine training. On 26 June 2019 the first aircraft was delivered and a firm order for another two DA42-VI signed with Jean Longobardi, CEO Airbus Flight Academy-Europe. Amila Spiegel, Sales & Marketing Director Diamond Aircraft Industries Aust...

2020 WAI Scholarships Ready for Applications

Time to act! Start applying for available scholarships! With new scholarships being posted weekly, WAI is ready to accept applications for dozens of scholarships. Currently, there are 85 scholarships offered for flight training, scholastic study, maintenance training, and a variety of scholarships for individuals in all stages of life. Internships are also being offered. Additional scholar...

Global demand for airline pilots drives major growth for Etihad’s Aviation Training division

Soaring global demand for airline pilots, and the growing popularity of Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 aircraft, have jointly sparked major growth in the pilot training division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways. In the past year, Etihad has won contracts to train pilots for more than 40 clients, over half of them airlines in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Indian sub-continent and South Ea...

Phase one of MSB Global Resources Wichita expansion plans

The American division of Montreal-headquartered MSB Global Ressources, MGR has begun implementation of phase one of an ambitious strategic growth plan, which will see the company evolve both in terms of office size and number of employees. The Wichita, KS. facility has already moved to a 4,500 square feet location and plans include recruiting a further 30 aerospace engineers by the end of the summ...

More than $1.5 billion in maintenance agreements from worldwide customers - Collins Aerospace

More than $1.5 billion in tailored agreements for components spanning its Power & Controls and Aerostructures business units - amazing result od Collins Aerospace announced. Across multiple commercial platforms with global commercial customers.These recent agreements include Collins Aerospace’s first MRO agreement with Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The agreement, va...

Electric propulsion: AFI KLM E&M supports FFA FabLab

During the Paris International Air Show a daily demonstration flight of the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, an all-electric, two-seater, single-engine light aircraft was organized by the French civil aviation authority, DGAC, and the French Aviation Federation. The event is a high-point in the ground-breaking project pursued for a number of years by the FFA with the support of several par...

ALSIM AL42 chosen by Spanish ATO European Flyers

European Flyers, a well-known and prestigious ATO based in Madrid, Spain recently placed an order for an ALSIM AL42 FSTD. The school purchased a twin-engine Diamond DA42 training aircraft awhile back and will now use the simulator to complement their Multi Engine and Instrument Rating (ME & IR) Courses. The ALSIM AL42 is an exact replica of the Diamond DA42, built using genuine aircra...

Embraer Launches Predictive Maintenance System IKON

Welcome the launch of IKON, a cloud system for capturing, storing and analyzing high volume data for the predictive maintenance of the E-Jets family! The new system is totally based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform and was developed by Embraer, with the support of the suppliers AWS ProServe and Claranet, using Big Data and Analytics technologies to deliver 96% productivity gains i...

Drones inspecting aircraft is the reality today

There is so many tasks where drone can be a solution. Do you think the aircraft inspection can be done by drone? It happens to be the reality by now. Air New Zealand has teamed up with ST Engineering to trial the use of drones to inspect aircraft! The drone inspection trials Air New Zealand is collaborating on with ST Engineering take place at its facility next to Changi Airport in Sing...

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Why faster diagnostics are becoming critical for aircraft heavy maintenance

For airlines, every additional day an aircraft remains on the ground during heavy maintenance directly impacts operations, schedules, and revenue. As maintenance workloads become more complex and turn...

Groundbreaking for new facility at Clark International Airport

Lufthansa Technik Philippines, the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MacroAsia Corporation, broke ground this Thursday on its new base maintenance facility at Clark International Airport. Th...

Daher Aircraft expands its authorized service center Network in Brazil, reinforcing support for the country's growing TBM fleet

Daher Aircraft has strengthened its customer support coverage for Brazilian owners and operators of the fast, efficient TBM airplane family with the addition of two authorized service centers to the c...

Flying more sustainably with “shark skin”: Lufthansa Group tests next-generation AeroSHARK

An Airbus A319 of Lufthansa City Airlines is the world’s first test aircraft for a new generation of fuel-efficient AeroSHARK technology. Lufthansa Technik will test approximately 70 transp...